Wardrobe trunk



G. F. GRUBE.

, WARDROBE TRUNK.l APPLICATION HLED JAN.27,1919.

1,41 1,694. Patented. Apr. 4, 1922.

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WARDROBE TRUNK,

APPLICATION FILED IAN` 27| 1919.

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`GEORG-E F. GRUBE, 0F EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNO TO THE BELIBER TRUNK c BAG COMPANY, OF HLADELPHIA, PENNSYLYANIA, A CORPORATION 'OF PENNSYL- VANIA.

WARDROBE TRUNK.

Speecation of Letters latent.

vl-atented Apr. 4, 1922.

Application filed January 27, :1919. Serial No. 273,213.

To all whom t may concern: I

Be it yknovvn that I, GEORGE F. Granen, a citizen of the United States, residing at ,Evanstomcounty .of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful I rnproveinent in Wardrobe Trunks, `of which the following is a full, clear, vand exact -description, reference being zhad to the accompanying drawings, which .form a ,part of this specification.

The object of .my invention is `to provide a. device for use `in Wardrobe trunks .by means of which the `garments suspended in `the trunk compartment .may beheld in substantially ixed position therein.

I am aware ,that this `purpose has .been heretofore accomplished `by means of a retainer secured .at'the `rear of :the .trunk cornpartinent and adapted to `entend over and in front of ,garments .suspended from .the .garment ,supporter .Within the `compar-tinent and to lire 1removably attached, .at its lower end, to holding means secured along the inner side `Walls of the compartment and, .at its upper end, to be either iiredly, adjustably kor removably attached to similarly cured holding means. Such `a ystructure is set forth 4in the Hawley Patent No. 1,258,566,

.dated March V5, 1918. TheQHaWley retainer has .the advantage kof elasticity, to secure 4which, however, it comprises a plurality of elastic Astrips spaced apart.

One yof niy objects is to provide a retainer which will .be suiiioiently 4elastic `.and yet present a `.continumis surface .so that, when operatively positioned, it will cover and conceal the suspended garments or .at 1.least that .portion thereof 4in front .of which Vthe retainer extends. Anotherpbject 4is to .se-

eure .elasticity Without resorting t0 the use ofelastic material to forni the body ofthe retainer, thereby. substantially increasing its durability. Another robject is .to avoid-the provision of' special l.rneans, l.secured to the trunk ,ivall, for holding .the rupper end `oi ,the retainer, but yet render .the retainer readily removable from .the trunk and as readily zl'plaeable- The invention Compri-Ses Structural .fea tures adapted to eiifeetfthese objects and 4also possessing other advantages-from the standpoints `of .functional utility and economy of manufacture.

il .j )referred embodiment yof the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings. Whereini l Fig. l is a perspective view of a .trunk n *ith my improved garment retainer 'posi- .tioned `in .one of the compartments.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the garment `re- `tainerdetached from .the trunk.

Fig. 3 is a vertical `sectional view of the retainer.

4l is a horizontal section through the trunk `above the level of the garment sup- Aporter. Y

c and t are the two hinged sections or compartments ofthe trunk. Section t has .a hinged top c and is provided Witha `garment supporter comprising rods c, secured .to the rear Wall of the compartment and .projecting forward therefrom and supported at ythe front by angle bars d, and sleeve f in telescopic relation with `rods e and slotted along their bottoms to permit ythem to slide `relatively tothe angle bars d. By moving the sleeves f outvvard upon rods e, the length of the supporter may be Amaterially increased as indicated in 4;. i l

On the supporter' adapted to be suspended any vnumber of garinent hangers g. which .may be of `any .conventionalr form. Hangers g maybe .slid back and forth 'along the supporter and may be individually `lifted A@if and replaced. 1

The .rods ,e are provided with holes t' eze tending dianietrlcally therethrough from top to bottom. The slecves f are brovided with lholes j along their top surfaces.

Holes, i and holes ,7' arefequally spaced apart and when `the slcevesf are pushed baclto their limit the tvvo :sets of holes and aline.

{nV-addition te the usual ,garment hangers g a hanger his provided which may be .of the same construfaion as the 4hangers g except that it is provided Iwith downwardly projecting pi-ns -7'1 adapted -to engage the alini-ng holes and While l,the hanger .7i

4is kreinmfable and replaceable, llike hangers g, itl cannot slide valong the .-snpporter.

Suspended from hanger It is a retainer, the-main body Yof which is Vapiece,of cloth vor canvas m having `at `the.-bc' 'ttom the bifurcated `,extensions fa, a, of similar material. Secured between the bifurcations, just below Ythe body m, sacrosehar ahem Whihde pend a number of coil springs [1. A crossbar 1' is suspended from springs p. The cross-bar 1, by means of ears s, carries a cross-rod t having end heads a.

Extending along opposite side walls of the compartment are angle bars fv provided with notches w adapted to receive the ends of the rod z".

After the arments are suspended from hangers g and the latter placed on the supporter e, f, the hangers are pushed back and the sleeves f are moved rearward on the rods e. The hanger h is then placed in position in front of the hangers g and the pins k are engaged with the most rearward of the exposed holes z' and j, thereby holding the hanger k in fixed relation with the supporter and preventing the hangers g `from sliding forward on the supporter. The lower cross-bar 1' is now grasped with the hand and pulled down 1n front of the notched angle bars 11, until the rod t is below the front ends of these bars o, this extension of the retainer being permitted by the extension of the springs p. The bar 1' is then ushed back as far as it is permitted to go y reason of the suspended garments, `and the rod t is engaged with the notched angle bars 1:. By relaxing the pull on the retainer, the springs p seat the rod t in the angle bar notches with which the rod is engaged. The retainer isl held in position by the springs, the garment hangers are prevented from sliding forwardly, and the garments are held from swinging back and forth on their han ers.

T e retainer may readily be removed by pressing down on the ends of bar 1' to release rod t from notches w, moving the bar 1' forward, one end at a time, until the ends of rod t clear the notched angle bars o, releasing bar 1', and lifting the hanger h out of engagement with the supporter.

Having now` fully described my invention, what I claimV and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a wardrobe trunk, the combination with one of the trunk compartments of a hanger supporter comprising mem ers slidable one upon another and provided `with holes, of a hanger, a pin on the han er adapted to engage said holes andtheriy hold the hanger in fixed relation with the Supporter, and a garment retainer depending from the hanger.

2. In a wardrobe trunk, the combination with one of the compartments of a trunk and arment suspending means positioned thereln, of Vholding means secured to the trunk beneath the garment suspending means, and a garment retainer comprising fa flexible body 'presenting a substantially continuous surface extending transversely across the greater part of the width of the trunk and extending vertically from the garment suspending means to below the level of' said holding means and a tension contrivance secured to the fiexible body and adapted `for engagement with said holding means. Y p Y Y Y In a wardrobe trunk, the combination with one of the compartments, of a trunk, of' garment supporting means positioned therein, holding means secured to the trunk beneath said supporting means, a garment retainer comprising a flexible body and a tension contrivance, said tension contrivance comprising twocross-bars and sprin s connecting said bars independently of sa1d ilexible body, one of said bars being secured to the flexible body, and means carried by the other bar adapted for engagement with the holding means.l

4:. In a wardrobe trunk, the combination with one of the compartments of a trunk, of garment supporting means `positioned therein, a garment retainer comprising a flexible body and a tension oontrivance, means for suspending the retainer at the upper part of the trunk compartment, and means to hold the lower end of the retainer in place, the flexiblebody extending down over the tension contrivance.

5. In a wardrobe trunk, the combination with one of the compartments of a trunk, of a hanger supporter therein, removable hangers on the supporter, a garment retainer adapted to extend down in front of any garments suspended from the other hangers, and holding means secured tothe trunk beneath the supporter; said garment retainer comprising a flexible body secured to the front hanger, a rigid element engageable with the holding means and springs between the Hexible body and the rigid element.

6. In a wardrobe trunk, the combination with one of the Acompartments of a trunk, of a hanger supporter therein, removable 4hangers .on the supporter, a garment retainer secured to the front hangerV and adapted to extend down in front of any garments suspended from the other hangers,

and complementary securing means on the front hanger and the supporter to position the'front hanger fixedly at diiferent points on the supporter.

7. In a wardrobe trunk, the combination with `one of the `compartments of a trunk, of a hanger supporter positioned therein, a hanger adjustable on the garment supporter,

`holding means secured to the trunk beneath the supporter; and a garment retainer comprising a flexible Vbody presenting a substantially continuous surface and supported from said hanger, and a tension contrivance secured to the flexible body and adapted for engagement'with the holding means.

8. In a wardrobe trunk, the combination with one of the compartments of a` trunk,

of a hanger supporter therein, removable 1,1111,ee4c

hangers on the supporter, holding means secured to the trunk beneath the supporter', complementary securing means on the front hanger and the supporter to position the front hanger iixedly at different points on the supporter, and a garment retainer secured to the front hanger and adapted to extend down in front of any garments suspended from the other hangers and securable to said holding means.

9. In a trunk, a pair of rods secured to the upper portion thereof, telescopio sleeves over said rods, a plurality of hangers and a follower supported by said rods, a dust curtain suspended from said follower, a cross member adjustably supported in said trunk below said dust curtain, and spring connestions between said member and said dust curtain for holding said dust curtain in position.

10. ln a trunk, a pair of rods mounted in the upper portion of said trunk, hangers mounted upon said rods, a follower mounted upon said rods for holding said hangers in position, a series of holes in said rods, pins projecting downward from said follower for engaging with said holes for holding said follower in position, and a dust curtain suspended from said. follower for holding the garments in place and for protecting the same.

11. In a trunk, a pair of rods mounted in the upper portion of said trunk, hangers mounted upon said rods, a follower mounted upon said rods for holding said hangers in position. a series of holes in'said rods, pins proj eating downward from said follower for engaging with said holes for holding said follower in position, a dust curtain suspended from said follower f or holding the garments in place and for protecting the same, a cross member adjustably mounted in said trunk below said dust curtain,l and tension springs connecting said dust eurtain to said cross member.

12. In a trunk, a pair of rods mounted in the upper portion of said trunk, hangers mounted on said rods, a follower mounted upon said rods for holdin said hangers in position, a series of holes in said rods, and pins projecting downwardly from said follower for engaging said holes for holding said follower in position.

In testimony of which invention, l have hereunto set my hand, at Chicago, Illinois, on this 22nd day of January, 1919.

GEORGE F. GRUBE. 

